Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-05
rsRWsg WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of tho Alexs. GAzErrEl
wAsFrrNsTcN. D. c. Sept. B, 1887.

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WAsHINaTcN. q. C.. Sept. B, 1887
Mr. BARBOUR has returned, looking as
If he bad been considerably improved by his
trip 10 the eprinse. do will now assume
perscral con.r0i OF the fa! campaign IN
Virginia, and will c9Dduct Is actively AT
the fepartnepts here il is said shat While
Cor any important law question il when
the interests Of Virginia are concerned,
Senator Daniel OF nat State is consulted,
on matters relating &c politics aud to polti,
cal management there, they always consult
Mr.. Barbour
Mir Frank Hume says the newspaper
notices to the effect that be is possible
candidate for the Virginia House OF Dele
Gates in Alexandria city and county ara I'M
warranted, and that ne is not and VIII not
he q candidate for the Office referred to-
A club ofcolored Virginia democrats was
organized here last week, with G. w. Fish
err as president and W. Z. Morton secretary
Among the speakers at the meeting were =.
p. Syphax Of Alexandria county ana IL. ~.
Beckley of Fairfax county.
Among the s!rangers in the city to-day Is
Mr.. Rgan, member Of the last House oil
Delegates from Loudoun county. Mr.. Ry-
an saws primaries we've held in his county
for his successor by the democrats last Sat.
urday, and though he is not certain, from
what he has heard he thinks he has been re-
nominated. He says there is some talk OF q
temperance candidate,up whom the oppo-
sitiou will unite but that he does not know
| know whether there vii! be such an one or
not.
The International medical congress as
sembled here 10 day III Albaugh's Opera
House. which was crowded to lis utmost ca
pacity with delegates and spectators. the
| former 10 the number of about two thou
sand. Proceedings we're opened by Presl-
dent Cleveland, who simply rose from bis
seat on the stand and stated that the con-
gress was ready for organization. Dr.. Da
Wis, of Chicago, then took the presidents
chair. The other Offices were then an
nounced Secretary Bayard then delivered
an address Of welcome to the foreign dele
gates, who sat near the stage so as TO see
the President, and among whom were Grant
Bey, of Cairo, with his red feZ; DR.. NC
donald, Inspector General of the British
Navy; DR.. Kay, OF Beyrout; DR.. Moore
Of Dublin University Dr. Boon, o.
Shanghai; Drs. la Fort and Reca'
mier, of Paris; Dr.. Semmola, o.
| Naples, HOW'LL, VI hOuUSu, ohN ~
merous others. DR.. Davis in his speect
spoke Of the great benfit the medical pro-
fession had bcen to States and nations by its
scientific discoveries Much regret was ex
pressed among The individual members OF
the death OF DR.. We;more, OF Illinois,, e dele
gate who was killed by II railroad accident
while on his wsy here. The general con
gress adjourned before one O'Clock. The
eighteen separate sections into which it is
divided met in their respective halls at three
o'clock this afternoon The members O
U. s. medical boards in the Pension Office
were to act rs The reception committee, but
when they were Informed that they would
have 10 ray The regular subscription fee
they kicked, aud the duty referred to nas
becn assigned % the resident practicine
physicians There was . large and elab-
crate exhibition of articles u=ed in medicine
and surgery. There was no admission fe'
to the general congress, but tickets enabling
the holder to the sessions Of The sections
cost so.
Secretary Farollilj, wlic has been called bacl
from his summer vacation 70 consult with th'
President and slc;srG. Carlisle and Mills VIII
reference TO Tie tariff reform bill 10 be pressed a
the next scsion Of Congress, Is expected mere TIN
afternoon.
Mr.. Miller, commissioner Of internal revenue
who has been away i'll, as reported, with Bright
disease has returned, aud st his ot'icc tc-da!
attending 10 its duties